1953 Shreveport Sports Statistics
Team Record: 79-75
Finished 5th in the TL
Manager: Mickey Livingston (79-75)
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Ballpark: SPAR Stadium
Attendance: 155,424, Avg. 2,018
The Shreveport Sports of the Texas League ended the 1953 season with a record of 79 wins and 75 losses, finishing fifth in the TL.
The Sports scored 675 runs and conceded 657 runs. Bud Heslet walloped 41 home runs for Shreveport, while Joe Szekely and Les Layton swatted 15 or more also. Bud Heslet drove in 100 runs. Chico García led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .304 clip. Doyle Lade and Hugh Sooter topped the team with 15 wins each, and Hugh Sooter recorded a 2.91 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1953 Shreveport Sports who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Mickey Livingston, Jack Conway, Joe Koppe, Chico García, Bill Tremel, Fred Martin, Doyle Lade, Max Lanier, John André, Ralph Hamner, Buddy Lively, Les Layton and Joe Szekely.
Mickey Livingston served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doyle Lade | 15 | 9 | .625 | 3.75 | 34 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 211.0 | 187 | 100 | 88 | 17 | 82 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Hugh Sooter | 15 | 15 | .500 | 2.91 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 2 | 254.0 | 258 | 109 | 82 | 13 | 67 | 92 | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| David Cyrus | 13 | 11 | .542 | 4.18 | 32 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 209.0 | 211 | 111 | 97 | 26 | 65 | 97 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Knowles Piercey | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.00 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 90.0 | 98 | 43 | 30 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Bill Tremel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.80 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 116.0 | 120 | 54 | 49 | 9 | 55 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| John André | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4.19 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 146.0 | 140 | 79 | 68 | 15 | 79 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Max Lanier | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.63 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 67.0 | 64 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 41 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Buddy Lively | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3.79 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 95.0 | 89 | 47 | 40 | 14 | 40 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Ralph Hamner | 4 | 10 | .286 | 3.82 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 106.0 | 103 | 50 | 45 | 6 | 40 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Fred Martin | 7 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 75 | 69 | .521 | 3.66 | 312 | 149 | 0 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 1294.0 | 1270 | 621 | 526 | 113 | 489 | 0 | 549 | 23 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chico García | 155 | 705 | 601 | 82 | 183 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 8 | 9 | 88 | 23 | .304 | .394 | .384 | .779 | 231 | 1 | 15 | |||
| James Ackeret | 156 | 632 | 546 | 73 | 153 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 63 | 9 | 2 | 77 | 53 | .280 | .375 | .374 | .749 | 204 | 6 | 3 | |||
| Bud Heslet | 150 | 614 | 543 | 79 | 146 | 30 | 0 | 41 | 100 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 95 | .269 | .350 | .551 | .901 | 299 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Joe Szekely | 151 | 631 | 531 | 77 | 145 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 83 | 9 | 7 | 90 | 60 | .273 | .384 | .431 | .816 | 229 | 6 | 4 | |||
| Les Layton | 141 | 579 | 507 | 69 | 118 | 18 | 1 | 22 | 69 | 6 | 5 | 66 | 64 | .233 | .322 | .402 | .725 | 204 | 1 | 5 | |||
| J. W. Jones | 128 | 438 | 388 | 42 | 104 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 17 | .268 | .341 | .358 | .699 | 139 | 2 | 7 | |||
| John Jones | 130 | 460 | 401 | 56 | 100 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 31 | .249 | .331 | .344 | .675 | 138 | 1 | 10 | |||
| Mel McGaha | 114 | 406 | 372 | 63 | 97 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 28 | .261 | .318 | .390 | .707 | 145 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Joe Koppe | 126 | 509 | 402 | 65 | 78 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 95 | 71 | .194 | .349 | .241 | .591 | 97 | 1 | 11 | |||
| Jack Conway | 54 | 193 | 166 | 23 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 31 | .211 | .318 | .331 | .649 | 55 | 0 | 1 | |||
| James Martin | 37 | 124 | 110 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 24 | .191 | .276 | .318 | .595 | 35 | 0 | 1 | |||
| David Cyrus | 32 | 86 | 74 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | .203 | .280 | .230 | .510 | 17 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Mickey Livingston | 39 | 92 | 82 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | .159 | .250 | .195 | .445 | 16 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Hugh Sooter | 34 | 97 | 88 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .148 | .167 | .170 | .337 | 15 | 0 | 7 | |||
| Doyle Lade | 34 | 88 | 71 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 | .169 | .298 | .239 | .537 | 17 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Max Lanier | 15 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .348 | .375 | .391 | .766 | 9 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Howard Martin | 11 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .292 | .370 | .333 | .704 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Buddy Lively | 21 | 32 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .231 | .333 | .231 | .564 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |||
| John André | 50 | 51 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .106 | .176 | .149 | .325 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bill Tremel | 60 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .160 | .192 | .200 | .392 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Knowles Piercey | 37 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .130 | .286 | .130 | .416 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Ralph Hamner | 30 | 34 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .033 | .094 | .033 | .127 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 1705 | 5882 | 5080 | 675 | 1267 | 202 | 21 | 123 | 605 | 57 | 53 | 693 | 623 | .249 | .342 | .370 | .712 | 1880 | 0 | 21 | 88 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Jones | 1B | 105 | 966 | 82 | 11 | 90 | .990 | 9.981 | ||||
| Mel McGaha | 1B | 56 | 512 | 33 | 4 | 59 | .993 | 9.732 | ||||
| Chico García | 2B | 155 | 409 | 417 | 28 | 108 | .967 | 5.329 | ||||
| James Ackeret | 3B | 156 | 193 | 408 | 42 | 30 | .935 | 3.853 | ||||
| J. W. Jones | C | 115 | 461 | 39 | 5 | 10 | .990 | 4.348 | 3 | |||
| James Martin | C | 34 | 107 | 20 | 4 | 3 | .969 | 3.735 | 0 | |||
| Mickey Livingston | C | 28 | 90 | 10 | 4 | 1 | .962 | 3.571 | 0 | |||
| Les Layton | CF | 132 | 321 | 11 | 4 | 1 | .988 | 2.515 | ||||
| Mel McGaha | CF | 21 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .909 | .952 | ||||
| Joe Szekely | LF | 150 | 318 | 14 | 17 | 2 | .951 | 2.213 | ||||
| Bill Tremel | P | 60 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .950 | .317 | ||||
| John André | P | 44 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 1 | .967 | .659 | ||||
| Knowles Piercey | P | 37 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | .905 | .514 | ||||
| Hugh Sooter | P | 34 | 16 | 49 | 4 | 6 | .942 | 1.912 | ||||
| Doyle Lade | P | 34 | 12 | 40 | 4 | 3 | .929 | 1.529 | ||||
| David Cyrus | P | 32 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 1 | .974 | 1.156 | ||||
| Ralph Hamner | P | 30 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 0 | .970 | 1.067 | ||||
| Buddy Lively | P | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| Max Lanier | P | 14 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.071 | ||||
| Bud Heslet | RF | 146 | 210 | 12 | 7 | 2 | .969 | 1.521 | ||||
| Joe Koppe | SS | 122 | 55 | 406 | 57 | 89 | .890 | 3.779 | ||||
| Jack Conway | SS | 40 | 70 | 125 | 11 | 25 | .947 | 4.875 | ||||
| Totals | 1565 | 3791 | 1806 | 210 | 435 | .964 | 3.576 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
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